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Guard My Heart

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1/21

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 21Position: 1

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e||-Em0---|-Am0---|-G3---|-D2----|-0C----|       
B||-0---|-1---|-0---|-3----|-1----|
G||-0---|-2---|-0---|-2----|-0----|
D||-2---|-2---|-0---|-0----|-2----| 
A||-2---|-x---|-2---|-x----|-3----|
E||-x---|-x---|-3---|-x----|-x----|
Intro:
Em C Am C D
Verse:
EmAsk me a Cquestion and Ami'll fill you Cfull of Dlies
EmI know now the Ctruth is bigger than my AdisguiseC  D  
EmThe message that Ci'd sent Amwas shot down Clong Dago
EmAll i wanted was a Csimple yes but baby Amyou said noC  D  
Chorus:
GBut you can't Dsee my point of Cview
G'Cause you're too Dcaught up in Cprotecting you
             G           D                           C   C  C/B    Am  
I'll put on a smile and wait just like i often do
AmThen i'll make myself a promise too
Em C Am C D
e||----------------------------------|       
B||----------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------|
D||--4-5-5-5-5-5-x3---12-10-9-7-7-7--| (x2)
A||----------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------|
verse 2-
EmI need corresCpondence
Amso please give me an aCnswer Ddo
Emcould you repeat that oCne more time so I belieAmve in yCouD  
EmI've got a unique tCalent for seeinAmg things that other pCeople Dcan't
EmI know your heart is shot Cfull of Amholes from mistakes made in the CpaDst
Chorus-
Gyou cant sDee my point of Cview
yGou're too cDaught up in proteCcting you
GI put on a smiDle and wait just lCike I often do
Amyou say we're friends so I'll just guard this Dheart
Amif I dont you miCght tDear me apart
 G D C
Ctear me apart
 G D C
CTear me apart
bridge-
EmI know you dont belCieve it
AmI could never do tChat to Dyou
Emhow I wish that you could Csee it all from the eAmyes i Clook tDhru
bGut you can't sDee my point of vCiew
Gyou're too caugDht up in protecting Cyou
GI put on a smiDle and wait just likCe I often do
Amyou say were friends so I'll just guard this hDeart
Amif i dont you Cmight teDar me apaGrt
Outro/ending
G D C
Ctear me apart
G D C
yoGu cant sDee my point of viCew
(tear me apart)
Gcus you're too cDaught up in prCotecting you
(tear me apart)
GI put on a Dsmile and wait just Clike I often do
Amthen I'll make myCself a promise Gtoo

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Guard My Heart

by Bowling for Soup

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em Am G D C

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B||-0---|-1---|-0---|-3----|-1----|

G||-0---|-2---|-0---|-2----|-0----|

D||-2---|-2---|-0---|-0----|-2----|

A||-2---|-x---|-2---|-x----|-3----|

E||-x---|-x---|-3---|-x----|-x----|

Intro:

Em C Am C D

Verse:

Em C Am C D

Ask me a question and i'll fill you full of lies

Em C A C D

I know now the truth is bigger than my disguise

Em C Am C D

The message that i'd sent was shot down long ago

Em C Am C D

All i wanted was a simple yes but baby you said no

Chorus:

G D C

But you can't see my point of view

G D C

'Cause you're too caught up in protecting you

G D C C C Am

I'll put on a smile and wait just like i often do

Then i'll make myself a promise too

Em C Am C D

e||----------------------------------|

B||----------------------------------|

G||----------------------------------|

D||--4-5-5-5-5-5-x3---12-10-9-7-7-7--| (x2)

A||----------------------------------|

E||----------------------------------|

verse 2-

Em C

I need correspondence

Am C D

so please give me an answer do

Em C Am C D

could you repeat that one more time so I believe in you

Em C Am C D

I've got a unique talent for seeing things that other people can't

Em C Am C D

I know your heart is shot full of holes from mistakes made in the past

Chorus-

G D C

you cant see my point of view

G D C

you're too caught up in protecting you

G D C

I put on a smile and wait just like I often do

Am D

you say we're friends so I'll just guard this heart

Am C D

if I dont you might tear me apart

G D C

tear me apart

G D C

Tear me apart

bridge-

Em C

I know you dont believe it

Am C D

I could never do that to you

Em C Am C D

how I wish that you could see it all from the eyes i look thru

G D C

but you can't see my point of view

G D C

you're too caught up in protecting you

G D C

I put on a smile and wait just like I often do

Am D

you say were friends so I'll just guard this heart

Am C D G

if i dont you might tear me apart

Outro/ending

G D C

tear me apart

G D C

you cant see my point of view

(tear me apart)

G D C

cus you're too caught up in protecting you

(tear me apart)

G D C

I put on a smile and wait just like I often do

Am C G

then I'll make myself a promise too

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